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The latest corporate and financial news from Sweco Group. For press enquiries, please contact our head of press and public affairs.
2021
Sweco acquires Belgian consulting company BUUR
“BUUR is a very good match for Sweco and will further strengthen our offering to clients with services for climate adaptation and design of sustainable cities. I would like to welcome our new colleagues to Sweco”, says Åsa Bergman, President and CEO of Sweco. BUUR was founded in 2006 and has a strong reputation in… Read more
Sweco acquires the Finnish engineering and architecture consultancy Optiplan
“I am very pleased that Optiplan will join Sweco and further strengthen our position in sustainable building design and architecture in Finland, and I would like to welcome our new colleagues to Sweco”, says Åsa Bergman President and CEO of Sweco. Optiplan has approximately 150 experts in four cities: Helsinki, Tampere, Turku and Oulu. The… Read more
2020
Project portfolio review results in write-down in Sweco Germany
Sweco announced on November 4, in the Interim Report for the third quarter 2020, that a comprehensive review of the German project portfolio had been initiated and that the review could lead to a more prudent valuation of recognised revenue. The report communicated a potential amount of SEK 120 million. No provision was made in… Read more
Going circular in urban areas to combat climate change
As much as nine per cent of carbon emissions stem from the production of construction materials. In order to curb this, from 2020 the EU has decided that 70 per cent of all construction waste must be recycled. “Tear down and build new has become the norm. The need for climate action is urgent as… Read more
Change in number of shares and votes in Sweco AB (publ)
In November, the number of shares and votes in Sweco AB (publ) increased as a result of the share split (ratio 3:1) that was resolved by Sweco AB’s extraordinary General Meeting on October 22, 2020, through which each existing share was split into three new shares of the same class. As of November 30, 2020,… Read more
Implementation of share split in Sweco AB (publ)
As previously communicated, the Extraordinary General Meeting of Sweco AB (publ) (“Sweco”) on October 22, 2020, resolved in favour of a split of the company’s shares whereby each existing share of the company is divided into three shares of the same class (ratio 3:1). The following applies for the share split: The last day of… Read more
Interim report January – September 2020 Sweco AB (publ)
July–September 2020 Net sales decreased to SEK 4,547 million (4,623) EBITA increased to SEK 417 million (384), margin 9.2 per cent (8.3) EBIT increased to SEK 404 million (361), margin 8.9 per cent (7.8) Profit after tax increased to SEK 295 million (249), corresponding to SEK 2.49 per share (2.12) January–September 2020 Net sales increased to… Read more
Many cities lack climate adaptation plans
The worst flooding disaster in more than 100 years recently hit southern France and northern Italy, with the French coastal city of Nice as one of those hit the worst. Extreme climate-related weather events in our cities are expected to occur with increasing frequency and size during the coming decades. Today, however, only 26 percent… Read more
Sweco develops high-tech urban district in southern China
“We are very proud to be able to contribute our expertise in architecture and sustainable urban planning to an assignment that will impact many people for many years to come,” said Daan Cedergren, acting President of Sweco Architects in Sweden. Sweco won the assignment in an international competition and inauguration is planned to take place… Read more
Resolutions at Sweco AB’s Extraordinary General Meeting
The Extraordinary General Meeting in Sweco AB on October 22, 2020, passed the following resolutions. Dividend The General Meeting resolved, as proposed by the Board of Directors, on a dividend distribution to the shareholders of SEK 3.10 per share, in total SEK 367 million. The dividend distribution is in addition to the dividend distribution resolved… Read more
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